Off-Screen Shooter
Definition: Scores almost exclusively off designed screening actions: pin-downs, flare screens, handoffs, back screens.
Player Types
Movement Shooter
Definition: Catch-and-shoot player who scores in motion off relocations.
Direct answer
What is Movement Shooter?
Definition: Catch-and-shoot player who scores in motion off relocations.
Quick facts
| Category | Player Types |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- Definition: Catch-and-shoot player who scores in motion off relocations.
Why it matters
- Forces defenses to follow them (tire opponents).
- Scoring off motion creates shot-clock pressure.
How it works
- Defining Metrics: Moderate-to-high assisted FG% (65–80%)
- Defining Metrics: High 3PA rate (40%+ of shots are 3s)
- Defining Metrics: High catch-and-shoot frequency (70%+ of 3s)
- Defining Metrics: Constantly relocating (never camps in corner)
- Defining Metrics: Shooting off-the-move (not set)
Bilingual terms
| English | Movement Shooter |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 跑位射手 |
| Traditional Chinese | 跑動射手 |
Related concepts
Stationary Shooter
Definition: Catch-and-shoot player positioned in fixed spacing location (usually corner or wing).
Guard & Wing Archetypes
Definition: Initiates most offensive possessions.
Offensive Archetype Framework
An archetype is a functional classification of how a player generates offense, where they score, and what spacing/passing demands they impose on defenders.
Primary Ball Handler
Definition: Initiates most offensive possessions.
Big Man Archetypes
Can shoot 3s, post-up, roll, cut, pass.